Robotic assisted microsurgery in hypothenar hammer syndrome: a case report

Comput Aided Surg. 2010;15(4-6):110-4. doi: 10.3109/10929088.2010.507942. Epub 2010 Sep 1.

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with bilateral hypothenar hammer syndrome. The therapeutic decision was to resect a thrombosed segment of the distal ulnar artery then reconstruct it using a forearm venous graft. The original aspect of this case concerns the microsurgical technique employed: All vascular sutures were made by separate nylon 10/0 stitches using a da Vinci S surgical robot. No particular problems were observed postoperatively and, except for some cold-related pain, the patient no longer experienced any symptoms at 6 months post-surgery. This clinical case shows that robots may be employed for some specific tele-microsurgical procedures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microsurgery / instrumentation*
  • Microsurgery / methods
  • Robotics*
  • Ulnar Artery / pathology
  • Ulnar Artery / surgery*
  • Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes / pathology
  • Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery*
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods